András Hargitay

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The native form of this personal name is Hargitay András. This article uses the Western name order.

Medal record
András Hargitay
Men’s Swimming
Competitor for  Hungary
Olympic Games
Bronze	1972 Munich	400m Medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold	1973 Belgrade	400m Medley
Gold	1975 Cali	200m Medley
Gold	1975 Cali	400m Medley
Bronze	1978 Berlin	400m Medley
European Championships (LC)
Gold	1977 Jönköping	200m Medley

András Hargitay (born March 17, 1956) is a former medley swimmer from Hungary, who won the bronze medal as a sixteen-year old in the men's 400m individual medley.

Hargitay was one of the leading medley swimmers in the 1970s, collecting a total number of six titles at the World and European Championships. A world record holder in the 400m individual medley for nearly two years (1974-1976), he was named Hungarian Sportsman of the Year in 1975.

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Records
Preceded by Gary Hall Sr.	Men's 400 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) August 20, 1974 – April 2, 1976	Succeeded by Zoltán Verraszto
Awards
Preceded by Zoltan Magyar	Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1975	Succeeded by Miklós Németh